Twins draft coach Vavra's son Trey in 33rd round

Joe Vavra popped into the Twins clubhouse to check his laptop for an update on baseball's amateur draft during Saturday's game.

It was the 33rd round. The Twins, as it turned out, were on the clock.

And then Vavra, the club's third-base coach, saw what he was hoping to see.

"All of a sudden -- Boom! -- his name popped up," Vavra said of son Trey, who went three rounds later than older brother Tanner did to the Twins last year. "That was good timing."

Trey Vavra, a corner infielder/outfielder, spent one year at Division II Florida Southern after transferring from Eastern Illinois, where he was named team MVP as a junior.

"He's a solid person," Joe Vavra said. "He's a good teammate. I think he's got some skills. We'll see. He's going to get an opportunity, and that's all you ask for."

Listed at 6 feet 2 and 200 pounds, Trey Vavra showed off some of his right-handed power during a Target Field workout last weekend.

"He was rattling the bleachers and hitting the ball all over the ballpark," Joe Vavra said. "He's a pretty good little athlete. He's going to give it the effort you're looking for. Good student. I'm glad it worked out for him. I'm pretty proud of him."

Tanner Vavra, playing second base for Class A Cedar Rapids, was hitting close to .350 through the season's first month but has seen his average drop to .255 with a .329 on-base percentage.

In his first rehab game for Double-A New Britain, Twins outfielder Sam Fuld (post-concussion) went 1 for 3 with a double, scored a run and struck out. He played five innings in center before leaving as scheduled.